A preliminary test has shown that Jessica Whitney Goddard had a blood alcohol level of 0.07 one hour after her car allegedly veered into two cyclists on Highway 1, the San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office has confirmed.

Cyclist Alan Stephens of Los Osos was killed in the collision that also badly injured his friend, Bradley Cummins.

A white bicycle stands near where Alan Stephens, 65, of Los Osos was hit and killed by a car Monday while cycling along Highway 1. The bicycle was locked to a sign on southbound Highway 1 in Morro Bay near Main Street. The other cyclist hit, Bradley Cummins, 60, suffered major injuries.
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Jessica Whitney Goddard, 29, was arrested Monday, Sept. 2, 2013, on suspicion of felony vehicular manslaughter and felony driving under the influence causing injury or death. Original story »

The legal limit for driving is 0.08. Goddard gave a blood sample approximately two hours after the collision that is still being analyzed.

Goddard, a 29-year-old Cayucos resident, was allegedly driving south on Highway 1 around 11:30 a.m. on Sept. 2 when her Hyundai hit the two cyclists, who were traveling on the right shoulder of the road near the Main Street exit in Morro Bay.

Alan Stephens, 65, was pronounced dead at the scene, and Bradley Cummins, 60, suffered major injuries. Both men were from Los Osos.

Goddard has been charged with gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, felony driving under the influence, and a three-year enhancement for inflicting great bodily injury.

She appeared in court for the first time Thursday. She has not yet entered a plea, and her continued arraignment has been set for Sept. 10.